steubenhoosier

I agree that we need another shooter or two. One might already be on the roster. Two years ago, TG had excellent shooting statistics. Last year, he fell off considerably. I have to think that with the addition of Rice and hopefully Carlyle, the onus on Troy will lessen considerably. Not having to be the primary ballhandler and not having to guard the opposing teams' best player might do wonders in keeping Troy fresher. Not playing as many minutes will help keep him from wearing down. I don't know that he will return to the shooting numbers from two years ago, but I feel confident he will shoot better than las year.

If the reports are to be believed, and there will be more high end guys entering the portal soon, I wouldn’t be in a huge hurry to sign a guy like Essegian. But, if it came down to these types of players I would much rather have the guy from Dayton who shot 49% from 3

Malone is #50 on Grace. Btw, he attended Prairie Heights High School, which is where my kids would have gone had they still been school age. PHHS is a really small school, and it would be amazing if this guy could play high D1 ball.

Way I understand things, Big chicken needs Big Pharma to make their products profitable

All this talk about rosters, minutes, etc. Is Newton an afterthought, or just being written off? If he is recovered, I see him competing for guard minutes

For anyone who travels the area… On a Saturday morning would I be better taking 475 around Cincinnati coming from the west or go straight into the city on 74 and get to 75S that way?

Don’t know if there is a thread for this kind of news or maybe one should be started… Clingan from UCONN has entered the draft.

Can a player receive NIL and not be on scholarship? I would rather not lose Cupps, but if it was possible, could Leal keep his money, and stay on the team as a non-scholarship player?

True...the head coach just retired as well.

Per the NCAA website, only 3 freshman were in the top 100 in regards to 3 point shooting percentage this past season. Sheppard was #1 at over 52%. The other 2 guys were ranked in the 80’s at around 35%. Neither of them were on P5 teams.

Excellent post, and it states exactly the response I have when people say that what Sampson or Wade did is legal now, so let's look past it. If guys are gonna cheat under whatever rules were in place at the time, what makes anyone think they are going to do a moral or ethical 180 and all of a sudden become choir boys? Character is built over time, and that timeframe shouldn't be sped up to meet a program's desire to win. Wade needs to show more proof that he can run a clean program before IU should ever consider him, imo. IMO, Sampson has run a clean program at Houston, but he's also a two-time offender. Burn me once, shame on you. Burn me twice, shame on me. As far as Beard goes, not sure what to think. the woman dropped charges..so there's that. If he does have a drinking or substance abuse problem, a smart AD would include in a contract the requirement that he attend regular counseling. And that forgoing counseling or having a relapse would be grounds for immediate discharge, without any buyout. I would also assume that a university in today's world could afford to hire someone to be an on-staff monitor, so to speak. Just my opinions. Depending on who is actually available when Woodson retires or is let go, I would consider Beard, with the above types of stipulations in his contract. Sampson would never be allowed to return. Wade would not make my list.

Not sure about that. When TJD and Ware both credit Woodson for getting them prepared for the league, and with the way TJD has played, there is a story that can be told. A big who has NBA aspirations has to pay attention to what he’s been able to do with those guys

He did overcome cancer, so that might have something to do with those stats

Agree, but I think most pro folks don’t want to participate

I voted “no”, but feel that this is just another way to divide the board and ostracize people

Not to be forgotten, Cupps is a coach's kid. I can see him developing into a more skilled Leal... being able to get other guys in the right place, coach on the floor type. He also came across as a hard nosed guy. Every team needs a player like Cupps. Someone who other players respect and listen to. Obviously, as a freshman he hadn't earned his stripes yet. I fully believe Gabe will grow into this kind of role, and we'll be happy he's a Hoosier.

What are you basing your opinion on? What happened this past season? Or do you take into account that players can improve over the offseason, and that guys often take a considerable jump between their first and second years. I wouldn't write Cupps off, is my point. He made a few big shots, and I think could provide some valuable minutes this coming season.

I really don't care for Dan Hurley, but I heard part of an interview with him yesterday that at least made me respect him some... He said that when they are recruiting a guy, they spend a fair amount of time evaluating the parents. If the player has parents who are constantly complaining, blaming the coaches, on social media, they will tend to stay away from the recruit. Conversely, if the parents hold the kid accountable, foster the idea that the kid is not entitled to anything but has to work for his playing time, that the kid working through adversity is the solution vs. having mom or dad ***** about it....those are the guys he's looking for. Gunn is an example, and I am sure there are more, whose parents caused more locker room dissension that anything the players did.

Based on their history, they'll be back in the FF in 2068.

Malone just won the Bevo Francis award, going to the best small college player in the country. This covers NCAA Divisions II and III as well as NAIA and junior colleges.

Aden Holloway, 5-start pg from Auburn in the portal. 7.3ppg, but only shot 30% from 3. 77% free throw shooter.

He came in during the first half to give Edey a spell and promptly gave up an and one to Clingan. Got pulled almost immediately after. I think Edey was on the bench for 30 seconds.

For all the props Painter gets for being such a good coach, I sure didn't see him make any adjustments last night that would suggest that he didn't choke on the largest stage.

Listened to Matt Jones who is the radio voice of UK on the way into work today. Cal and the AD do not like each other, and there is no way that Barnhart would welcome him back. In saying that, he said that if something is not announced today, then the red flags go up on this story. If Cal is gone, in order he said that they should; 1) throw tons of money at Jay Wright and make him say no. If he does , then 2) throw tons of money at Hurley and make him say no. If he does, then 3) Oates and 4) Scott Drew, in that order. He said it should not go farther down any list than that, and that if he were betting, he'd bet it will be Drew. Take it for what it's worth.

The entire Drew family is very religious. Homer set an awesome example